Some of the details of the .cm domain name monetization scheme have been revealed since my last post on .cm domain names.  Business 2.0 ran a great article about what is going on with the .cm domain space. In my initial post, I detailed how nearly all .cm domain names were being redirected to a landing page on agoga.com that features ppc links from yahoo. The redirects and landing pages are managed by uber-domainer Kevin Ham. He has worked out an agreement with the government of Cameroon to share the revenues derived from the landing pages.

The .cm landing pages receive roughly 8 million uniqe visitors per month. In my initial post, I mentioned that whoever was behind the .cm domain redirect was leaving money on the table by not customizing the landing pages based on the domain entered. According to the article, all of the domains point to the same landing page in order to provide some defense against accusations of typo-squatting. By Mr. Ham’s logic, the service is not typo-squatting, but simply a redirection where all domains are treated equally. The article is a great peak into the world of domaining, and I highly recommend checking it out.

In the comments of my last post, someone mentioned Rightway Gate, a company that claims to be able to register .cm domain names.  I gave them a call last week.  They claimed that if you could provide proof of a trademark or other intellectual property, they would work with the Carmeron domain registry to get you the domain. I am not sure if the service is legitimate, but it is something to explore if you are desperate.